We're still so heartbroken 💔 about the passing of Lois Wagner. She touched so many lives in our Hood Canal community, and we miss her dearly. Please join us as we come together to celebrate her life and the joy she brought to all of us.
This is a casual event hosted by Lois' family to share memories and honor her legacy. This event will be held September 28th, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Squaxin Community Kitchen (50 SE Squaxin Ln, Shelton, WA 98584). Refreshments will be provided.
More information here: https://facebook.com/events/s/celebration-of-life-for-lois-w/947237054086047/
Today was the first day of Kindergarten and TK! Even at the end of the day there were still smiles as they played with big buddies and got packed up. A great first day!!
See more pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rCvMWgZmPogwqUEV/?mibextid=WC7FNe
#firstdayofschool #kindergarten
Our first Family-Teacher Organization (FTO) meeting of the year is Monday, Sept. 9 at 3:30PM in our commons. FREE childcare is provided. This meeting is open to everyone interested in supporting our students at Hood Canal. We hope to see you there! Learn more about FTO at https://www.hoodcanal.wednet.edu/page/family-teacher-organization.
Happy First Day of School for grades 1-8! Lots of happy (and a few nervous) faces arrived at school this morning. Here are pics of just a few. If you have first day photos to share, sent them our way, we’d love to post them! You can also see more pics here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/jtM5MkC6ULJn4H64/?mibextid=WC7FNe #firstdayofschool #firstdayofschool2024 #welcomeback #newschoolyear #readytolearn
Looking for our current bus routes? You can always find them online on our Transportation Webpage: https://www.hoodcanal.wednet.edu/page/transportation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Debbie Wentz, our Lead Driver: Office: 360.877.5463 ext. 221 or Cell: 360.463.3141.
Cell phones in school have been in the news recently. We are continuing our policy of not allowing the use of cell phones during school hours. Research has shown these devices distract from learning. Our students each have a laptop device, can get messages from their family through the office, and can use the office phone in case of emergency, so their phones are not needed. Here's a link to our complete policy: https://www.hoodcanal.wednet.edu/page/cell-phones. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 5-6:30PM, come join us to the celebrate the new school year! We will have teacher and class schedules, sign-ups for clubs and activities, people to answer your questions, a chance to see our finished gym floor, free ice cream and more! We hope to see you there!
Today, we have production stills from Landen and Carter’s film “No Place Like Homeroom” shot during our summer video production class. Their film incorporates VR (machinima - ‘machine cinema’) and live action with green screen featuring one of our paraeducators, Mr. Mike.
SmartMeme Studios #videoproduction #studentfilm #projectbasedlearning
Next in our behind-the-scenes look at our video production class are photos from Kyler’s Mortal Kombat stop motion animation film “Mortal Kombat - Origins of Kabal.” This one is action packed! Wait till you see it!
SmartMeme Studios #videoproduction #mortalkombat #handsonlearning
We’re excited to share a collection of highlights from our summer video production class culminating in our film series of student-created videos. Here’s Tucker working on his WWII stop-motion animation video, “A Day on the Beach.” Wait till you see the final product!
SmartMeme Studios #videoproduction #studentfilm #HandsOnLearning
We are so grateful for the support of the Hood Canal Kiwanis Club! Here’s info on how you can get involved with their upcoming Golf Tournament benefiting our kids: https://hoodcanalkiwanisforkidsgolf.com
We’ve completely updated our Student & Family Handbook for 2024-25! There’s a ton of great information and we are pleased to have this out much earlier than in the past. We will send copies home the first day of school, but you can access it now here on our website at https://www.hoodcanal.wednet.edu/page/2023-24-student-handbook
#studenthandbook #insideinfo #howitworks
To increase transparency and access, we are now video recording and posting all of our regular School Board meetings. Click on "District" -> "School Board" to find the recordings plus lots of additional info about the work of our School Board. You can also access the most recent recording directly here: https://www.hoodcanal.wednet.edu/page/meeting-recordings #Transparency #localgovernment #schoolboard
During our summer school STEM class with Ms. Cindy students learned about ocean habitats and then created these colorful dioramas to show what they learned. #oceanlife #diorama #projectbasedlearning
Here are a few more photos from our unforgettable whale watching trip during summer school. Many of our students had never been on a trip like this and had a great time! #whalewatching #boatride #summertimefun
Students in this summer’s Wild Outdoors class with Ms. Andi had incredible hands-on experiences learning and exploring our local environment while having a lot of fun along the way! #outdooreducation #handsonlearning #learningbydoing
We had a wonderful field day during summer school! The weather was perfect and the students had a terrific time! #FieldDay #playoutside #OutdoorAdventures
It's Summer School Field Day, Thursday, July 25 at Hood Canal from 9AM - 1PM! For students participating, please wear appropriate clothes and bring an extra set because you may get wet! Should be a great way to wrap up our amazing summer school program! #summerschool #fieldday #gooutside
Students in Patty Gouley’s loom weaving class during summer school have been finishing up their projects. Here are two students proudly sharing their impressive work! Well done!! #loomweaving #summerschool #handsonlearning
The location and time for our school board meeting for Thursday, July 25 has changed. The meeting will now start at 3:15PM at the Alderbrook Golf and County Club (330 E Country Club Drive East, Union, WA 98592, USA) immediately following the Board Retreat. You can also attend the meeting via Zoom and the meeting will be recorded and posted. We hope you will be able to join us in-person or online!
